When hosting holiday or dinner parties, it is always a great idea
to serve your guests a few pre-dinner goodies. Guests love to mingle
and socialize before dinner which is a prime time to pass out finger
foods for them to nibble on while chatting. In the colder season, hot
appetizers can warm your guests up while also pleasing their stomachs.
These are some easy hot appetizers that you can whip up in no time. Most
of the items you might already have in your pantry. If not, they can be
found at almost any supermarket.
Florentine Crescents
These crescents combine the flavors of spinach, bacon, and cheese to create a lovely little appetizer that your guests will truly adore. If you are pinched for time, you can even complete some of the preparation in the microwave. All you need to do is mix the spinach, cheese, breadcrumbs and bacon in a 1 ½ quart bowl. When mixed, microwave on high for 2 ½ to 4 ½ minutes or until the cheese is melted. Be sure to stir every 1 ½ minutes. Then continue on as directed. This will cut down on your prep time. This recipe yields 32 appetizers.
What You Need:
How To Make It:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Mix together spinach, cheese, breadcrumbs, and bacon in a saucepan. Stir over low heat until cheese is melted.
Unroll dough and separate into 16 triangles.
Cut each triangle in half lengthwise, forming 32 small triangles.
Spread each triangle with rounded teaspoon spinach mixture.
Roll up, starting at wide end. Place on greased cookie sheet. Brush dough with beaten egg, if desired.
Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.
Baked Gouda En Croute
En croute is a French cooking term that means food cooked in a crust. For this recipe, it means Gouda cheese cooked in a tasty crust. This is a great way to satisfy all of your cheese lovers. This recipe yields 6 servings and can easily be doubled or tripled to accommodate more servings for more guests. Gouda can usually be found in the deli or cheese section of your local grocery store. The other ingredients are available at any grocery store or hopefully in your pantry or refrigerator at home.
What You Need:
How To Make It:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Remove wax casing from cheese.
Separate crescent rolls into 2 rectangles. Place rectangles together to form a square. Seal perforations.
Spoon preserves over center of dough.
Place cheese in center of dough. Bring corners together over cheese.
Pinch edges to seal and place, seam side down, on cookie sheet.
Brush dough with egg white.
Bake 16 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes.
Cut into wedges. Serve warm.
Florentine Crescents
These crescents combine the flavors of spinach, bacon, and cheese to create a lovely little appetizer that your guests will truly adore. If you are pinched for time, you can even complete some of the preparation in the microwave. All you need to do is mix the spinach, cheese, breadcrumbs and bacon in a 1 ½ quart bowl. When mixed, microwave on high for 2 ½ to 4 ½ minutes or until the cheese is melted. Be sure to stir every 1 ½ minutes. Then continue on as directed. This will cut down on your prep time. This recipe yields 32 appetizers.
What You Need:
- 1 10-ounce package chopped spinach, thawed and well-drained
- 1 ½ cups shredded sharp cheese
- 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
- 3 crispy cooked bacon slices, crumbled
- 2 8-ounce cans refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
How To Make It:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Mix together spinach, cheese, breadcrumbs, and bacon in a saucepan. Stir over low heat until cheese is melted.
Unroll dough and separate into 16 triangles.
Cut each triangle in half lengthwise, forming 32 small triangles.
Spread each triangle with rounded teaspoon spinach mixture.
Roll up, starting at wide end. Place on greased cookie sheet. Brush dough with beaten egg, if desired.
Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm.
Baked Gouda En Croute
En croute is a French cooking term that means food cooked in a crust. For this recipe, it means Gouda cheese cooked in a tasty crust. This is a great way to satisfy all of your cheese lovers. This recipe yields 6 servings and can easily be doubled or tripled to accommodate more servings for more guests. Gouda can usually be found in the deli or cheese section of your local grocery store. The other ingredients are available at any grocery store or hopefully in your pantry or refrigerator at home.
What You Need:
- 1 7-ounce package Gouda cheese
- 1 4-ounce can refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
- 2 teaspoons strawberry preserves
- 1 egg white, beaten
How To Make It:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Remove wax casing from cheese.
Separate crescent rolls into 2 rectangles. Place rectangles together to form a square. Seal perforations.
Spoon preserves over center of dough.
Place cheese in center of dough. Bring corners together over cheese.
Pinch edges to seal and place, seam side down, on cookie sheet.
Brush dough with egg white.
Bake 16 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes.
Cut into wedges. Serve warm.
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